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January 6th, 1940

Discussion in 'Winter and Continuation Wars' started by -, Jan 6, 2008.

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    Two Finnish Fokker fighters destroy seven Ilyushin bombers over Utti, 60 miles north-east of Helsinki.

    Mikko Härmeinen adds: This is the famous exploit of Lieutenant Jorma Sarvanto, who shot down six of the bombers in five minutes before running out of ammo. Another Fokker D.XXI later finished the remaining plane.

    The Russians have been forced to abandon their offensive tactics and are now digging in opposite the entire length of the Mannerheim Line. They are barricading themselves behind tank traps and barbed wire, building pillboxes, using dynamite to blow trenches in the frozen ground and siting their guns in defensive positions. The Russians have now brought in their most modern aircraft, and now that the sea has frozen they have moved big guns over the ice to bombard the Finnish positions.

    General Timoshenko is to replace Voroshilov and Meretskov.


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